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Cinematic Class Struggle After the Depression

• Labor unions in Hollywood before, during, and after World War II 187-190
  
• How Hollywood used the “Red Scare” and the HUAC to weaken power of labor unions 189
  
• How America and capitalism were equated (and celebrated) in 1940s and 1950s film 193-195
  
• Why independent and avant-garde films found greater success during the 1960s 199-202
  
• Key differences between 1970s and 1980s films (link differences to broader social changes) 198-202
  
• Contemporary images of class struggle: Titanic (1997) vs. Bulworth (1998) 203-205